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212th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 212th Division (第212師団, Dai-nihyakujūni Shidan) was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Kikuchi 32601 division (菊池32601兵団, Kikuchi 32601 Heidan), after Kikuchi, Kumamoto. It was formed on 2 April 1945 in Kurume as a triangular division. It was one of a batch of eight divisions composed of the 201st, 202nd, 205th, 206th, 209th, 212th, 214th and 216th Divisions created as part of the reaction to the Battle of Okinawa. HistoryOn 11 June 1945, the 212th Division organization and deployment was complete. The 516th and 518th Infantry Regiments, together with service units, were in Tsuno, Miyazaki, while the 517th infantry regiment was in Kurume[1] It did not see any combat by the time of the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945. See also  8 7  5 6 4 3 2  1 4  1GD 2GD 3GD  354 344 322 321 316 312 308 303 234 231 230 229  225 355 224 222 221 216 214 212 209 206 202 201 157 156 155 154 153 152 151 150 147 146 145 144 143 142 140 93 89 86 84 81 77 73 72 57 351 44 42 28 25 11 205 7  64 66 67 95 96 97 98 101 107 109 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 Independent Mixed Brigade Infantry Division (including guard divisions) Independent Armored Brigade Armored division Japanese infantry and armored units in Home Islands, 15 August 1945 Notes and references
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